Hose supporter



Jan. 12 1932.

c;- HAVYIE HOSE SUPPORTER Filed Nov; 7, 1930 Patented Jan. 12, 1932 I ur u'rno STATES GABRIEL HawIE, or .Bameeroirr, CONNECTICUT, nssrenon TO THE HAWIE Mano;

. FACTURING CoMrANY, or Bamearon'r, oonnnorzour PATENT OFFICE Hose surron'rnn Application filed November 7, zero. Serial No. 494,144.

This invention relates to improvements, in

hose supporters or the like having-metal loops or slotted members throughwhichthe web bing is slidable. f

, The primary object of the invention is to provide 'an adjustable buckle slide, exhibiting as little metal as possible atthe front,

being as thin as practicable, having :no' rough edges to irritate or injure the wearers flesh, 1e and which will also save labor in stringing'or threading the webbing.

In the conventional buckle slides, the web has to be threaded through the slide several times, and this is a time consuming and .3 tedious. operation, whereas in my construction, a single threading only is required. 1

Another object is to furnish a buckleslide sheet metal andlbent into U or. V shape, beforethewgnd of. the webbing is inserted be;

tween its opposite sides, and said sides are 5 for hose supporters, comprising aclamp bar connected to one end of the webbing and having a projecting lip which clamps another portion of the webbing to one of the cross bars of the single loop. A structure of this character will not onlyactto maintainthe metal out of contact with the skin of the r, wearer and allow the webbing to be readily adjusted, but after the parts are in operative position, the harder-the pull on the webbing,

the greater will the clamp bar press on the webbing to prevent thesame from accidental- 3o 1y slipping.

VVith' the foregoing objects outlined and with other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described, in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of my improved device. i

Fig. 2 is a similarview of one form of the improved clamp bar attached to an 'endof the webbing.

Fig. 3 is a View like Fig. 2, but with the clamp bar penetrating the webbing.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a detail on the line H of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing a modification in which the projectwebbing reversed to show the teeth of the ing lip of the clamp bar is providedwith teeth."

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but showing the clamp bar lip in the same plane as the front side of theclamp bar. I

Referring to the drawings, 6 designates a conventional garter loop, and 7 the webbing attached to the same.

clamp bar which forces a portion of the web bing against a single loop 9 which forms the other element of my improved combination.

The loop member which has a. single transverse slot 10, consists either of asingle metal stamping or may be formed of a piece of wlre'. v

The clamp bar or clip member is made of pressed towardone another. The front side llof the clip member is higher than the rear side 12 thereof, and has its upper edge bent forwardly to form a. transverse lip 13 that. is adapted to clamp a-portio-n of the web I against one ofthe bars ofthe loop member'9.

7 One end ofthis webbzng is secured as shown at 8 to my improved If preferred, the edge of the lip may be provided with teeth, as shown at 14 in Fig. 5.

It is preferred to use some means on the 011 member to penetrate the webbing to pre 'Vent detachment of the clamp bar from the end of the webbing. Any suitable means may be used for this'purpose. For example, the upper edgeof the short side 12' may be pro vided with teeth 15 which bite into the web, as shown in Fig. 4:. j Y In manufacturing such a construction, an end of the webbing is inserted between the two sides of the U or V-shaped clip member, andthese sides are squeezed together in a suitable press 'to securely clamp the web. The loop member 9 is then threaded on to the free end of the webbing and pulled down against the clip member or clamping bar. The garter loop 6 is then threaded on to the free end 'of the Web, and finally, the free endof the web is then brought up over the front side ll ofthe clip member, and under the front bar of the loop. 9 to complete the garter.

poses, it is only necessary to pull the clip member 8 slightly away from the loop 9, so that the intermediate portion 16 of the webbing may freely slide through the loop.

5? When the adjustment has been finished, the

cli 8 is moved back a ainst the loo and 7 now its forwardly ro'ectin li will clamp P l r: i

the intermediate portion 16 of the webbing against the front bar of the loop. From this time on, any stretching of the webbing will cause the lip 13 to more firmly clamp the webbing to the loop and prevent any sliding action.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that this adjustable means is much simpler than 7 those heretofore known, and much easier to use for adjustment purposes, and yet, after an adjustment has been made, the parts will hold just as securely as if the webbing was threaded several times through the loop member. 7

It will also be noted that the upper part of'the front 11 oi the clip member is wider than the slot of the loop member, so as toforni projecting lugs 17 that bear against the ends of the loop member.

Instead of having the clamp bar lip project forwardly I may arrange the parts as shown in Fig. 6, in which the webbing 21 is provided at one end with a clamp bar 22 of a single thickness of metal having tongues 22 struck therefrom, to form a back wall. The upper end of this bar forms a proyecting v lip 23 which, is in the same plane as the plate forming the bar, and act'sto clamp the webbing against the upper part of the loop 20.

While I have disclosed what I nowfconsider to be a preferred embodiment of the invention in such mannerthat its construction, operation and advantages may be readily understood by those skilled in the art, I am aware that changes may be made in the details disclosed, without departing from the spirit of the invention, as expressed in the 'i claims.

plural thickness the clip member being separate from and unconnected to the loop member.

2. In a device of the character described, a

, loop member having a transverse slot, a

plural thickness of webbing extending through the slot and a clip member secured to one end of the webbing and having a projecting lip clamping another portion of the webbing against a part of the loop member,

the clip member being of substantially U- shape in cross section and having walls of diilerent heights, said lip forming the extremity of the highest one of the walls, the clip member being separate from and unconnected to the loop member.

3. In a device of the character described, a loop member having a transverse slot, a plural thickness of webbing extending throughthe slot, and a clip member secured to one end of the webbing and having a projecting lip clamping another portion of the webbing against a part of the loop member,

the ends of the lip portion of the clip member bearing against the ends of the loop member, the clip member'being separate from and unconnected to the loop member.

4-. In a device of the character described, a loop member having a transverse slot, .a plural thickness of webbing extending through the slot, and a clip member secured to one end of the webbing and having a proj ecting lip'clamping another portion of the webbing against a part of the loop member, said clip member being of substantially U-shape in 1 cross section and having front and rear walls, one of the walls having teeth projecting into the end of the web, the clip member being separate from and unconnected to the loop member. 1 j

5. In a device of the character described, a

.loop member having a transverse slot, a

plural thickness of webbing extending through the'slot, and a clip member secured to oneend of the webbing and having a projecting lipclamping another portion of the webbing'aga-insta part of the loop member, said lip having teeth to penetrate the portion of the web which itclamps, the clip member being separate from andunconnected to the loop member.

6. In a device of the character described, a loop member having a transverse slot, a plural thickness of webbing extending through said slot,and a clip member secured toan end of the webbing and includinga wall having a projecting lip in the same plane therewith and clamping a portion of the webbing against said loopmember, the clip member being separate from and unconnected to the loop member.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

' GABRIEL HAWIE. 

